The CMAJ study shows the number of operative vaginal deliveries, where a vacuum or forceps are used, is declining, but that the risk of injury from such procedures is on the rise. Operative vaginal deliveries fell from almost 17% of all vaginal
Experts at the C.D. Howe Institute and Women's College Hospital recap the Institute's paper discussing how to modernize the healthcare system to meet the needs of patients and calling for a policy framework for virtual care to provide opportunities
Ontario’s Project Spark is an initiative to make healthcare data more accessible to providers, researchers, companies, and to citizens. One of the proposed benefits of Project Spark is that, with all of the health records in the same place, the
The B.C. Ministry of Health is investing $75 million to expand respite care and adult day programs to both seniors and their loved ones with daily activities. Funding will be rolled out over three years to increase the number of respite beds
England’s National Health Services created NHS Health Check as a health check-up for adults aged 40-74. It's designed to spot early signs of stroke, kidney disease, heart disease, type 2 diabetes. NHS will now have nurses give patients advice on
Dr. Tom Barry, the outgoing medical chief of staff with the Horizon Health Network, said the province's medical community is seeing a major increase in cases of youth anxiety and depression, what he views as an incoming public health crisis
According to a CIHI report, hospitalizations of children with asthma were halved over the past decade. However, over that time, the likelihood of a child who lives in a low-income neighbourhood being hospitalized with asthma remained at one-and-a
A study from CAMH and ICES suggests one-in-eight suicide cases in Ontario involved a diagnosis of schizophrenia, even though just 1% of the population has the disorder. Data from 2008 to 2012 finds that the rate of suicide among people aged 25 to 34
Chicago-based Advocate Health Care's hospitals saw a nearly 50% reduction in readmission rates after implementing a nutrition care program for malnourished surgical patients. A study exploring how nutrition care affected at-risk or malnourished
Horizon Health Network reports that nearly 30% of its hospital beds are being occupied by alternate level of care patients who would be better served in a non-medical setting. Horizon reported a slight increase in the number of inpatient beds now